FOUNDATIONS OF GYMNASTICS AND ACROBATIC SPORTS (PARTS A and B)

Teacher(s)

De Jaeger Dominique;

Language

French
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Main themes

Major topics of part A : 1. Physical preparation (strength and flexibility) : muscular actions at the pelvic and schoulder girdles; 2. Technical preparation : - major body positions : layout, arch, hollow, inverted and tuck positions. - specific movement patterns on gymnastic and acrobatic apparatus : jumping (on feet and hands), landing, balancing, forward and backward tumbling, twisting, moving on the hands and swinging. Major topics of part B : - gymnastic and acrobatic movement patterns on different apparati in gradually more complex situations : higher, more aerial, greater execution speed - learning of basic gymnastic and acrobatic skills (combinations of movements patterns and body positions)

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The students will be able to perform some basic gymnastic and acrobatic skills; they will develop their strength, flexibility, spatial orientation and motor coordination.

Content

Specific physical preparation : development of flexibility and strength
Technical preparation :

• Basic postures : tuck, pike, layout and curvilinear positions
• Specific motor actions : jumping, landing, balancing, rotations, swinging, hanging a bar.
• Basic acrobatic motor skills.

Teaching methods

Various teaching techniques and learning situations are implemented, taking advantage of the available infrastructure.
Special attention is paid to the quality of performance : right positioning, technically correct motion. 

Evaluation methods

Students will be assessed at different times of the year. Participation in all tests is compulsory, and students must obtain a minimum mark of 40% for each test. The final score will be the weighted mean of all the tests. The applied weighting is explained in a document available on the Moodle page of the course.
The final mark is a maximum of 9/20 if the student has not obtained the minimum mark of 40% for one of the tests, a maximum of 8/20 if the student has not obtained the minimum mark of 40% for 2 of the tests, a maximum of 7/20 if the student has not obtained the minimum mark of 40% for 3 of the tests, a maximum of 6/20 if the student has not obtained the minimum mark of 40% for 4 of the tests, a maximum of 5/20 if the student has not obtained the minimum mark of 40% for 5 of the tests, and so on.
The students receive a mark of 0 for the test if they are present but do not take the test. Students who are absent without valid reason from one or more evaluation sessions will receive an "A (= absent)" grade for the entire course in the June session.
In the second session, students may choose not to present the tests for which they obtained a score of at least 60%. For these tests, the score previously obtained during the year can be kept.

Other information

Pre-necessary
Continuous and/or final 

Support File of course Framing Holder, advisers technical and/or assistants possibly helped by students monitors.

Online resources

https://moodle.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=1239

Teaching materials

• Dossier de cours sur Moodle

Faculty or entity

FSM